Necktie bracket on a wooden coat hanger



June 20, 1967 M. PASSON 3,326,428

NECKTIE BRACKET ON A WOODEN COAT HANGER Filed April 26, 1965 IAIVEA/TOR MORRIS PASSON Arrow/Em United States Patent 3,326,428 NECKTIE BRACKET ON A WOODEN COAT HANGER Morris Passon, Wynnewood, Pa. (603 Robinson Bldg, 42 S. th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19102) Filed Apr. 26, 1965, Ser. No. 450,965 3 Claims. (Cl. 223-88) This invention relates generally to garment and apparel hangers and in particular, to a combination coat hanger and necktie bracket.

It is desirable to hang a suit and a matching necktie combination on the same hanger. In the past, the necktie has been hung on a separate tie rack or draped over the hanger where it is liable to be damaged and/or lost. Additionally, wooden coat hangers sometimes become loosened at a dovetail joint across the throat of a hanger and it would be desirable to provide a reinforcement therefor.

Therefore, to overcome the foregoing and other difficulties of the prior art, the general object of this invention is to provide a reinforced coat hanger with a necktie bracket thereon.

It is an object of this invention to provide a hanger for hanging of a suit and matching necktie combination.

A further object is to provide reinforcement across the dovetail joint of a wooden coat hanger.

It is an object of the invention to provide a wooden coat hanger and necktie bracket combination which is economical to produce, utilizing conventional, currently available materials that lend themselves to standard mass production manufacturing techniques.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings a form which is presently preferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.

Other objects and a fuller understanding of the invention may be had by referring to the following description and claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of a wooden coat hanger and necktie bracket combination.

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view along line 22 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is an elevational view showing a suit and matching necktie combination hung on the invented hanger and necktie bracket combination.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like elements, there is shown in FIGURE 1 a drawing of a wooden coat hanger of the present invention designated generally as 10. The coat hanger 10 is of the wooden variety having sloping shoulder portions 20, 22 joined together at a dovetail joint 23, which forms the throat portion of the hanger 10. A hanger hook 25 has a shank portion passing vertically through the throat portion of the hanger 10. The shank 27 intersects the dovetail joint 23 to pin the shoulder portions 20, 22 together. A mushroomed portion 28 at the end of shank 27 prevents the shank from being pulled through the hanger 10. An adhesive may be applied at dovetail joint 23 to provide a more rigid hanger 10, however, such adhesives have not always proved satisfactory. A rod 29 is provided across the hanger between lower portions of the shoulders 20, 22

Patented June 20, 1967 for the hanging of a pair of trousers thereon. The hanger 10 so far described is of a conventional wooden construction and may include a rod and wire trouser clamp arrangement in place of the rod 29.

A bracket member 40, of high tensile strength such as a steel rod, is provided as a reinforcement across the throat portion of the wooden hanger 10 and as a convenient necktie bracket thereat. The bracket member 40 is of a U- shaped configuration having an elongated base 42 and short sides 43, 45 which incline outwardly to ends 47 and 49 as illustrated. If desired, the ends 47, 49 may be pointed to be driven in the hanger 10. The sides 43, 45 are partially inserted into the hanger 10 in bores 30, 32 provided therefor, as is best visualized in the cross-section of FIGURE 2. The bores 30, 32 are provided one on each side of the dovetail joint 23 in the shoulder portions 20, 22 respectively. The bores 30, 3-2 incline slightly outward from the dovetail joint 23 and are spaced slightly closer together than the normal disposition of the ends 47, 49 of the bracket 40. Therefore, inclined sides 43, 45 of the bracket 40 must be compressed together slightly for fitting into the bores 30, 32. In this manner, a continued tension across the dovetail joint 23 may be provided by the sides 43, 45 biasing outward away from the joint 23. Thus, any movement of the shoulder members 20, 22 in relation to each other at the dovetail joint 23 will be resisted in one direction by a compression of the bracket 40 and in the other direction by the aforedescribed tension. As demonstrated, a rigid reinforcement is provided across the dovetail joint 23, at the throat of the hanger 10. Additionally, since the elongated base 42 is at a spaced position outward from the hanger 10, a convenient necktie hanger bracket is provided. Thus, a suit may be hung with a matching necktie as illustrated in FIGURE 3.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. On a wooden suit hanger of the type having sloping shoulder portions joined at a dovetail joint which is pinned together by a hanger hook shank passing therethrough, a necktie bracket therefor, comprising: a steel rod of a U-shaped configuration having an elongated straight base and short, outwardly inclined sides, said sides being shorter than said base, said sloping shoulder portions having a pair of bores formed therein and straddling said dovetail joint, said bores being inclined outwardly slightly from said dovetail joint, with said rod sides fitting tightly in said bores, said elongated straight base providing a reinforcement across said dovetail and being spaced outwardly therefrom to provide a necktie bracket thereat.

2. On a wooden suit hanger of the type having sloping shoulder portions joined at a dovetail joint which is pinned together by a hanger hook shank passing therethrough, a necktie bracket therefor, comprising: a steel rod of U- shaped configuration having an elongated. base and short, outwardly inclined sides, said sloping shoulder portions having a pair of bores formed therein and straddling said dovetail joint with said rod sides being tightly in said bores, said elongated base providing a reinforcement across said dovetail joint and being spaced outwardly therefrom to provide a necktie bracket thereat, said bores being spaced 3 slightly closer together than the ends of said inclined sides With said inclined sides being slightly compressed together and tightly fitted Within said bores to provide an outward tension of said rod across said dovetail thereby providing a tension and a compression reinforcement member for said hanger across said dovetail joint.

3. A necktie bracket in accordance with claim 1 Wherein said bores are inclined outward slightly from said dovetail joint.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,477,973 12/1923 Marble 22388 1,580,839 4/1926 McKenna 223-88 4 2,498,400 2/1950 Du Lude 223-88 2,596,745 5/1952 Waldman 22388 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,214,092 11/1959 France.

928,293 6/1963 Great Britain. 478,934 3/1953 Italy.

PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Examiner.

G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner. 

1. ON A WOODEN SUIT HANGER OF THE TYPE HAVING SLOPING SHOULDER PORTIONS JOINED AT A DOVETAIL JOINT WHICH IS PINNED TOGETHER BY A HANGER HOOK SHANK PASSING THERETHROUGH, A NECKTIE BRACKET THEREFOR, COMPRISING: A STEEL ROD OF A U-SHAPED CONFIGURATION HAVING AN ELONGATED STRAIGHT BASE AND SHORT, OUTWARDLY INCLINED SIDES, SAID SIDES BEING SHORTER THAN SAID BASE, SAID SLOPING SHOULDER PORTIONS HAVING A PAIR OF BORES FORMED THEREIN AND STRADDLING SAID DOVETAIL JOINT, SAID BORES BEING INCLINED OUTWARDLY SLIGHTLY FROM SAID DOVETAIL JOINT, WITH SAID ROD SIDES FITTING TIGHTLY IN SAID BORES, SAID ELONGATED STRAIGHT BASE PROVIDING A REINFORCEMENT ACROSS SAID DOVETAIL AND BEING SPACED OUTWARDLY THEREFROM TO PROVIDE A NECKTIE BRACKET THENAT. 